Friday, July 11, 2014

Poh Eng expecting no less than seven gold

COMMONWEALTH Games chef-de-mission Datuk Ong Poh Eng is expecting
Malaysian athletes to deliver no less than seven gold medals in Glasgow
on July 23-Aug 3.

Poh Eng said it would be tough to replicate the 12-gold haul
achieved in Delhi four years ago but is nevertheless hoping the
younger athletes will rise to the occasion.

“Obviously we want to win as many medals as we can but we also have
to look at the current situation as well,” said Poh Eng, when met at
Bata Malaysia’s official shoe presentation for the contingent at the
Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

“I believe we will definitely win at least seven and equal or better our performance in Manchester (2002) and Melbourne (2006).